Raiders rout Aggies

Tuesday

Feb 5, 2013 at 12:13 AMFeb 5, 2013 at 12:27 AM

Portland rebounds from Friday's loss with win over Dansville

By Andrew Robertsandrew.roberts@sentinel-standard.com

In a rare Monday night game, the Portland boys basketball team took on the Aggies of Dansville in a non-conference game at home.Behind senior forward Zach Gustafson's 20-point effort, the Raiders built a 38-16 halftime lead en route to a 72-30 victory.

Portland coach Dave Pettit said after his team's loss to Lakewood on Friday, getting back on track Monday against the Aggies was important.

"This was one we needed after a tough loss Friday," he said. "We challenged the guys to get off to a good start, but the biggest thing was that we extended our lead in the second and third quarters.

"Our size was a factor tonight and they had no answer for Gustafson inside."

Gustafson scored the Raiders first 14 points as Portland jumped out to a 16-8 first-quarter lead.

The Raiders built on their 22-point advantage in the third quarter with an 8-0 run, highlighted by an allley-oop dunk by Gustafson on a pass from senior Logan Seal. Portland was in command heading into the fourth with a 55-20 lead.

Seal and Dylan Carroll finished with eight points each for the Raiders, while Andrew Click and Justin Goodman chipped in with seven points apiece.